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Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema

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Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema

4.3

1h 10m

2007

Synopsis

Before the G, PG and R ratings system there was the Production Code, and before that there was, well, nothing. This eye-opening documentary examines the rampant sexuality of early Hollywood through movie clips and reminiscences by stars of the era. Gloria Swanson, Mary Pickford, Marlene Dietrich and others relate tales of the artistic freedom that led to the draconian Production Code, which governed content from 1934 to 1968. Diane Lane narrates.

Director

Elaina Archer

Documentary

hays codecensorship

Cast & Crew

Diane Lane

Diane Lane

as Narrator (voice)

Chris Basinger

as Self

Jeanine Basinger

Jeanine Basinger

as Self

Cari Beauchamp

as Self

Leatrice Joy Gilbert

Leatrice Joy Gilbert

as Self

A.C. Lyles

A.C. Lyles

as Self

Bob Mitchell

as Self

Barry Paris

as Self

Maria Riva

Maria Riva

as Self

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